Lankatilaka Raja Maha Viharaya
The lankatilaka veharaya is considered to be one of the best examples of traditional Sinhalese temple architecture in 14th century it has built by king Buwenekaba IV in Gampola era.
Built on the rock the temple is reached by a long series of rock cut steps an arched passage of image house leads through a mandapa (hall) in to the inner sanctum which is richly decorated with beautiful floral designs the two side walls and the ceiling are decorated with paintings doors of wood and bright frescos with sited image of the Buddha.
Lankatilaka veharaya specially offering to honer lord Buddha and secondly holy Hindu gods by senadilankara minister of king Buvenakabahu IV many of evidence clarified as there was a monastery before establishing a temple.
Decisions to build up temple on the summit as one day the younger monk had come up to the rock and pick some fruits so just seen golden vessel going on the water at the pond when he tried to catch it ,it vanished and come up another place in the pond as it was unbelievable incident he informed his master of chief monk and king Buwenakabahu IV and the king gave the order his minister to investigate whether it is possible to built a temple finally that king decided to built up Buddhist temple and Hindus God s temple on the rock.
Many gods images are there “veshnu”upulvan”sumana saman””vebushana”Ganapathi”skanderkumar”2feet Bronze god image of kumara bandara who is the leader of the place.
Main entrance is created with steps on the rock at Gampola era and two stony script are there one is Sinhala and one is Tamil historically it is more important as it mension about donated properties for temple and Devala in 1798 kirthi sri Rajasinge offered that holy place to renovation to venerable the village of Arawawela Kobekaduwe Sriniwasa.
